Mono and Lino Prints Artists

Analysis of Othello images already around

Othello Films & Blackface

Sound Dissection

The use of staticky weather reflects the use or muddy green and grey colours used to create a semi-hostile environment. the silence of the men accept for their movements juxtaposes the constant noises coming from the dog and the ball when bounced. Creating the sense to the viewer that the two main focuses of this short to begin with are the ball and dog. So when the sound of the ball and dog suddenly stop you realise that the change in atmosphere is about to begin and the context of the short is about to change. The fact that the music to show the aliens have arrived is more electronic and manufactured compared to the use of only environmental noises and the noises of the men moving implicates a sense of out of placeness which would cause the listener a sense of wariness towards this new sound. When the sound of the gun, louder than any other sound so far in the shot is released it creates a sense of shock and feels extremely out of place, however by them doing this it mimics alien itself, it's sounds are out of place in this environment and the killing of the dog is sudden and without remorse much like the music accompanying it. The change back to the pace and level of music afterwards really cements the concept that the alien neither understands the kind of situation they have just now created nor the implications linked to their actions. 

This Kind of disembodied narration is something I really like as a method of mixing music and sound together, in away that can be either informative as in this case or atmospheric. You feel partially like Goofy in this as you are both put into the same scenario of having to listen to a voice you cant see.

Project Proposal

Storyboard

Storyboards are like the animators scamps.

And I appreciate this.

OUIL503 Final Product- Manga Jiman

Ape on the moon

Ape on the moon was another suggested resource for me when it came to looking at contemporary illustrators.
Compared to CIA this website looks into the artists themselves and the artist's own approach to their work as well as how their work appeals to their audience. There is talk about process and artist's intentions within their work which helps you relate to them and think about your own thought and praticale process with your work. 

The Central Illustration Agency

Recommended to me by Ben CIA is an agency which showcases a variety of contemporary illustrators 

Looking through a broader range of illustrators such as the ones here, gives you not only a breath of styles but shows you a wide array of media choices you can use as an illustrator. I often forget when illustrating that there is more to illustration than just ink and pen and that the use of collage, photography, needlework and print are also alternate tools you can use to illustrate.

Mono and Lino Workshop

• Learnt if you go into a monoprint workshop have at least some idea of what you want to do, winging it doesn't work 
• Be aware with lino that you can uses both the positive and the negatives created in the cut to depict to forms (such as above)
• I'm probably going to do lino as a like the effect I got from this alongside the handmade textures created via lino cutting. 

After Effects

footage= one simple layer

retain layer sizes= retain layer sizes larger than composition. 

animated repetition

Keeps the key fixed at that point with no in between animation. 

SOUND

• Mp3
• Wav
• Aiff

Set sound levels in 

Gustav Klimt

• The silhouettes of the Klimts figures are created with and strong sense of shape to them the use of posture and pose creates an illusion of angularity of the women within the images however they themselves tend to be a lot more curvaceous in figure.
• Klimts work makes me think a lot about frame and positioning within my work. Especially author work and how I pose and compose figures within it. What do I want the images composition to say about the image as a whole? I've been focusing a lot on colour symbolism and motifs when generating idea however now that I am coming along the refinement route my focus needs to be more on composition and frame. 

After Effects Workshop

Any individual piece you want to animate needs its own layer

Importing as footage idea is o merge or I can choose an individual layer 

How it will be viewed ignore the folder double click on the composition

When you import an photoshop multiple layer as a composition go to composition settings, choose the preset make sure its all ok. 

When preset happens it snips the image down, loose the length of the image 

Using just composition means everything focuses around the same anchor point cropping all the stars together. 

Composition retained layers each layer has their own anchor point 

Save your original images as well as the project you're doing or you will loose the image within your animation.

If you want to animate with the rough and replace it with the finished image but retain the animation do this. 

Organise your files. 

To hide or reveal layers called master switch 

Keep the lines smooth on illustrator file by clicking star button 

After Effects Animation -Examples

Season's Greetings from Mummu on Vimeo.




EQUATEUR // THE LAVA // PART I from Kadavre Exquis on Vimeo.

• Both these animations are primarily shape based
• The first video repeats the previous scene as it advances meaning you can create a lengthy film without having to create a lots of original key frames.
• The second image is more complex but has scenes where it repeats the same animated ship with a change in background to create new imagery.
• The second one is a too complex for anything that I can create.
• But the idea of using key colour swatches to change atmosphere is something I'd like to incorporate/ pick up from it.
• The first Videos use of texture to create movement and the almost seamless transition/meding of one image into another  is something i'd be very interested in using in my own sting. 

OUIL504 - After Effects

• Every project must contain at least 1 composition
• All compositions can have the same assets, e.g. audio 
• Means less files to manage. 
• Shapes using solid layers to animate 

In Composition/ Layers

Press the layer +

P = Position

A= Ancor point

R = Rotation

S = Scale

T = Opacity

U= All of the animated properties I've changed 

For two properties and shift

e.g.

P + Shift+ A = Anchor and Position

In time 

O - I Move the ruler to end/ beginning point of a layer 

Use Ram Preview for Accurate frame rate 

Work area bare allows for selection of where to start 

B- Mover work area to where your time maker is 

N- sets the end of work area 

Zine, Concept and development

•  Over the summer I went to my brothers Nigerian Engagement Ceremony.

•  Although I did other things this event stood out the most.

• Mainly because It was the Best/Worst Even I've ever been to
• It was great getting deeper involved in my culture
• Also Great to realise that my Nigerian Side of the Family are the best when we're all pissed

• The only way I got through this day was because of the amazing zine I knew it would make.

Its going to be developed into a 4 comic panel per page zine that dictates different point in time throughout that day.

Realisation

I had a crit with Ben who, help me stop freaking out about all the directions I felt I needed to go in as I had gotten myself in a rut. 

The Rape of Lucrece

Becoming more focused on 2 standout pieces from my book which where the rape of lucrece and Iago 'I am not what I seem'  character drawings

Iago Character Initial Ideas 

Taking them and creating monsters or abstract scenarios out of the darker parts of shakespeare writing allowing for room for the viewer to not be explicitly shown what is happening but implicating with motifs and imagery. 

The Rape of Lucrece - Aftermath

It also forces me to look at more abstract and metaphorical scenarios that depict poignant and prolific events without the being cliche.

Laura Carlin

Looking at the work of Laura Carlin maybe a good start in the more abstract construction of concepts.

Guillermo Del Toro

Also with the idea of creating more abstract characters such as iago not just being a cracked mask or something very cliche when thinking about monsters and evil looking an artist and concept designs that redefine and remold the view of monsters like Guillermo Del Toro.